HARRISONBURG, Va. (WRIC) — A 28-year-old James Madison University (JMU) student is dead after a fire broke out in an off-campus apartment early Friday morning.
A spokesperson with the university confirmed to 8News that Lorenzo Gibbs, a senior majoring in integrated science and technology, is dead following what the Harrison Fire Department described as an “accidental” fire that occurred off campus at around midnight on Friday, Feb. 27.
The Harrisonburg Fire Department was dispatched to the 1400 block of Devon Lane for a report of smoke in an apartment building, per a Feb. 27 release…